The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-03
THE NEW CHARTER.
BILL REPORTED TO CITY COUNCIL,
TO Be ACTED ON At THE NEXT MEETING
Presented heresith Tor the Satisfaction OF the
Readers OF The Pziatka Ness A Document
Not too long Nor 0incuIt to
Comprehend

The following il the text of the report
Of Messrs. Teasiale and Gillis to the
Council. last Tuesday night. emhodying
the proposed new Charter:
4 Bin 10 be entitled an Act tO rer0k'e and
abolish the present Municipal Gorern-
meHt Of the TorH or city Of PdIdtkd.
and 10 reOrgdnize CITY Government
for the said IOtrH or city.
SECTION |. BE il enacted by the Iegis-
lature of the State of Florida, that the
municipal corporation of the town or
city of Palatka. in the county of Putnam,
| and every municipal corporation adja-
cent thereto. are hereby abolished. and
all acts and portions Of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are here
10y repealed. subject to the hsf section of
this act. SEQ. 81.
SEC. ,. That the title. rights and own
| ership of property, uncollected taxes.
dues. claims, Judgments. DEGREES and
chooses i'm action held or owned by the
town or city of Palatka aud diacent
municipal corporations shall pass Ia. AMI
be vested in the corporation which may
be organized I" succee~l said town or
| city.
SIC. 3. No obligation or contract of
| said town ar city shall bc impaired 10y
| this change: all the debts and obliga-
tions of sand CITY or town shall continue
| unimpaired. and if its territory shall be
| extended to include any other municipal
| corporation the liabilities and obliga-
tions of such other municipal corpora
tion shall be also assumed.
SEC. 1. That the territory now known
as the city or town Of Palatka. and such
| AL jacent municipal corporation or terri
| tory IA NAV he embraced Herewith, if
| any, shall be known as the City of Pa
| latka, and shall have perpetual success
| sion. may sue and I've sued. plead and be
| impleade,i. NAV purchase, lease, receive
| and hold property, real and personal.
within said city. and may sell. lease or
| otherwise diSpo-e of the same for the
| benefit of the city. and may purchase,
lease, receive and hold property, real
and personal. beyond the limits of the
| city To be used for the burial of the dead.
/ for poor-hous.S. pest-houseS, hospitals,
| houses of detention and correction,
| parks and for any other purpose for the
public good of the city that the Mayor
| and City Council may deem necessary:
| and may sell. lease or otherwise dispose
| of such property for the benefit of the
city to same extent natural persons
| may. Shall have and use a common
| seal and change IL AT pleasure.
SEC. ). The corporate authority of the
| CITY shall be vested i'm "A Mayor and City
| Council. a Clerk. "A Treasurer and such
other officers may be appointed or
| elected i'm pursuance of law. No person
| shall be eligible to any of said offices
| who shall not be a citizen of the State of
| Florida. and who shall not be a resident
and voter of the city.
SEC. q. The Mayor shall be elected for
the term of--years by qualified cleo
tors Of the city at large. His compensation
shall he at rate of---'lollars pei
month, which may be changed by orii
nance, but not during his term of office
He shall have the power of "A Justice oi
the Peace for the preservation of peace
within the city and public grounds be'
longing To the city.
| SEC. !. The Mayor shall have power e
bid in property for the city at all ia,
sales, and judicial sales. and sales under
PROCESS of law when the city is a party
To make pro fempore appointments &
| fill vacancies caused 10y sickness, death
| absence or disability of any city office
and to suspend any city officer for mis-
| conduct i'm office or neglect of duty, re-
| porting his actions with his rea
| sons therefor i'm writing to the mex
regular meeting of the City COM
| ell for its approval or rejection. but d
shall not have the power to suspen.
members of the City Council or to fill
vacancies in membership of City Coun
ell.
SEC. :. The Mayor NAV call specia
meetings Of the City Council. and whel
called he shall state the objects fo
which called and the business q
such meeting shall be CONFINES
to the objects 50 stated. IL" shall he e.r
obicio a member of all standing commit
tees but not entitled To vote.
SEC. .. The Mayor shall have gen
1 anI ..nnfral al
! city officers but not over members a
City Council. and may examine into TIA
| condition of their offices. the books. pa
pers and records therein, am
the manner of conducting their officia
business and may call for information r.
lating to theirofiicial business; and sha
report to the City Council all violation
or neglect of duty on the part of an
city official that may come Ia his know
edge.
SIC. 10. Every ordinance passed b
the Citv Council. before he
coming law. shall b- pre-
sented Ia the Mayor, if h
approves he shall sign il. but if not Ia
shall return il with his objections Il
writing to the next regular meet
ing Of the City Conncil for it, r.
. consideration. and if the City Councl
| shall pass the ordinance 10y
two-thirds vote of the members pre.en,
il shall become a law. and hr may vet
smeo parts of the or'iinanc" AMI approv
the residue.
SEC. IL. The Mayor shall communicat
from time To time Ia the City touncl
such information and recommend sucI
measures as may tend to the interests q
the city, and shall report violations an
, neglect of duty ON the part Of any cit
officer. which may come To his knowl
edge: and he shall take care that all tia
laws and ordinances of the city are dul
respected and observed. and shall pei
form such other duties as the ordinance
. Of the City Council may require of him
SEC. IL. The Mayor may be imI-rache-
, | by the City Council for misfeasance
malfeasance. or nonfeasance in office
and for drunkenness or habitual intoxica
, ton, and twO-thirds of the members q
? | the City Council NAV remove him froI
| office. The Mayor. If Impeached. sha
he entitled To an open and speedy tria
and be furnished with the accusation
and articles Of Impeachment agains
him before answering thereto. and sha
| have reasonable time to answer and pre-
pare for trial.
I SEC. I3. In case of the death, or th
I absence of the Mayor from the city, d
, of his inability by sickness or from an
cause. To discharge the duties Of Mayo
: the President Of the Board of Council. q
Z in his absence the acting President {
Beard Of Council, shall discharge Oh
duties of Mayor pro TEN. or until the %
flee Of Mayor shall ie filled by law, =
+ NAV be provided
8 THE CITY COUNCIL
: SIC. IA. The City Council shall be con
posed of of--Councilmen who shall /
elected for a term of-years, at
n general election by the qualified ele
e tors Of the city. but not more than
: residing In any one ward shaii ne eng